Welcome to Ophir ...

The town of Ophir is located in San Miguel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ophir, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ophir has a population of 190 people<2> (see below for details).

Ophir is 9,750 feet [2,972 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ophir is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ophir lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ophir is located in the (970) area code.

The ZIP code for Ophir: 81426<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ophir had an population of 190 people. This is an increase of 19.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 68.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ophir had a population of 159 people. This makes Ophir the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 159 people, the population of Ophir increased 40.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 113 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ophir.

Communities Also Named Ophir ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Ophir - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada (3), North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ophir.

Communities near Ophir ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ophir.

• Telluride
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
  • Telluride is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <5>
• Mountain Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
  • Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <5>
• Ouray
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
  • Ouray is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <5>
• Silverton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <5>
• Rico
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
  • Rico is located in Dolores County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <5>
• Sawpit
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
  • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Sawpit has also been known as:
  • Saw Pit
• Chattanooga ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
  • Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
• Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
  • Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
• Pandora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
  • Pandora is located in San Miguel County
• Keystone ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in San Miguel County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ophir. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ophir.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ophir. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ophir.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ophir. See our Newspapers Page for Ophir.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ophir ...

Looking for more information about Ophir? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ophir, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ophir.

Adding Ophir to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ophir in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ophir was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ophir.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ophir. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/